Kreg Lindberg teaches and conducts research in tourism and outdoor recreation, with a particular focus on eco and adventure tourism.

Current and recent projects include:

• Visitor and public preferences for development of visitor services in Norwegian national parks, for the Institute of Transport Economics and the Norwegian Research Council.
• Oregon OHV economic impact analysis, for Oregon State Parks.
• Monitoring of the Lower Deschutes Limited Entry system implementation, for Oregon State Parks and the Bureau of Land Management.
• Andes region visitor surveys, focused on trip characteristics, expenditure, and visitor motivation, for The Nature Conservancy and Green Consulting.

He has a Ph.D. in forest social science with a minor in economics from OSU (1995), a masters in international relations from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, and a bachelors in history from Dartmouth College. Kreg has traveled in more than 40 countries and has worked in 15 countries on 6 continents.

When he's not in class or on the computer, Kreg's out hiking with his dog, biking, cross-country skiing, or exploring backroads in the forest.

OSU-Cascades "It's in the Bag" Lecture - Nov. 5, 2008

Play Without Outlets: Reconnecting Youth with Nature